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Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... now more than one million punters trying to profit from recent market volatility. In Investment Trends 2020 1H Online Investing Report, the research house found the number of active online investors grew from about 750,000 to 1.06 million between December ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... reputational damage. It can also support Northern Trust's client's alignment to the United Nation's Principles for Responsible Investing framework.

Global manager launches China A-shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... hone in on opportunities usually missed by other managers in Chinese stocks. However, it will stay away from microcaps, investing in companies with market cap over $500 million. "This portfolio is very different to the index and it is very different ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... investment performance will depend on more than economic fundamentals. Stephen Miller, investment strategist at GSFM, said investing uncertainty is elevated, not just as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also because of other pre-existing economic ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... US have sent letters to their government urging action on climate change after a proposal sought to limit their ESG investing capabilities. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), which has assets totalling US$246 billion, was among ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... considering imposing strict rules on how pension funds invest, which could see the scope for ethical and responsible investing limited. The DOL has proposed an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 (ERISA) "to confirm that ERISA ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... teams on their level of ESG integration. The coordinated strategy is run by Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing. As part of the new policy statement, the sustainable investing team will focus on building their proprietary ESG scoring system ...

Eaton Vance wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... proud of our investment partnership with ACSRF and are thrilled to have helped them apply our specific equity factor investing, defensive equity and tax management capabilities to a custom member-focused retirement solution."

Schroders director jumps to Robeco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... will be based in Hong Kong and focus on Robeco's distribution teams in Asia Pacific in offering its quant and factor investing strategies. She will work with Jan Rohof, client portfolio manager quant equities, who recently relocated from Rotterdam to ...

ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... report said companies or assets are unlikely to thrive if they ignore ESG and other ethical issues. It said responsible investing, including the consideration of ESG factors, helps investors identify a broad array of themes that are influencing markets ...